Author: CinemaMix 360

As some of you know, in addition to running this blog and shooting/directing my own films, I work extensively as a colorist. Color grading has helped improve my understanding and approach to film photography more than anything I do on a day-to-day basis – One of the most important lessons I’ve learned over the years is that you shouldn’t always protect your highlights. What does it mean to protect highlights? Essentially, I’m referring to the practice of exposing your image for the highlights (or hot spots) in the frame to ensure there’s no clipping. If the actor is standing in…

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You’ll learn epic techniques that most writers don’t use when writing scenes. Forget everything everyone tells you about writing scenes. For example, “Your protagonist must always have a goal in a scene against a powerful opponent.” As we’ve already discussed in our article why most advice on how to write scenes is wrong, this isn’t always the case. We wish we had known how to write a scene years ago… One of the biggest problems we have when writing scenes is that they don’t “turn.” This means there are no emotional or dramatic “reversals” from bad to good in the…

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No one is more passionate and excited about Chicago PD Season 12 than showrunner Gwen Sigan. TV Fanatic was honored to chat with her via Zoom about what’s coming next season. Season 12 feels like a soft reboot of “Chicago PD,” and she can’t wait to share a lot of details about the show’s next season. (Lori Allen/NBC) Sigen’s passion for the subject matter is evident as she attempts to cover everything from new cast members to fresh storylines that are beloved by fans. Check out our interview below and share your thoughts! How Chicago PD stays fresh after 11…

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BAFTA, film director Asif Kapadia (Amy, senna, documentary thriller 2073), TV host Reggie Yates (Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia, Reggie Yates: The Insider), advocacy group We Are Doc Women and British luxury menswear brand Dunhill are collaborating on the BAFTA Elevate program to accelerate the careers of up to 20 mid- to senior-level creatives producing documentary and specialist documentary TV content and feature films . Qualitative research conducted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) suggests that “narrowing opportunities may reduce the range of stories on our screens and those who can tell them,” the British Academy said.…

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Watch the Jackpot! trailer for the upcoming action comedy distributed by Prime Video. Jackpot! stars Awkwafina, John Cena, Simu Liu, MGK, Seann William Scott, Marian Green, David Conk, and more. The film is directed by Paul Feig and written by Rob Yescombe. In the near future, a ‘Grand Lottery’ has been newly established in California – the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery…

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